Access to electricity urban vs rural in Burundi
Burundi: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 70 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Burundi, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity urban vs rural in Burundi is 70, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Burundi peaked at 70 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.6, in 2008.
That places Burundi 202nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 60.6 | — |
| 1999 | 50.54 | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 49.6 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 49.9 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 50.2 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.5 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 50.8 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 45 | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 51.5 | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 51.8 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 39.6 | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 52.6 | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 49 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 53.4 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 58.5 | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 52.4 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 52.1 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 56.5 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 57.6 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 61.8 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 59.8 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 60.8 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 60.5 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.8 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 64 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 70 | +7.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 70 is below the median for low income countries, which is 77, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 70 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity urban vs rural in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +32.8% | 39.6 | 52.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.57 | 50.54 | 60.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.15 | 39.6 | 52.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.19 | 49 | 61.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.46 | 60.5 | 70 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More energy & mining data for Burundi
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Burundi?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Burundi was 70 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 70 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6 in 2008.
- How does Burundi rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Burundi ranks 202nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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